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Friday 9 January 2004 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:094:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:145:14+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:454:45 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

13:271:27 PM

The Sun 74° above N. Day length 14 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:271:27 PM
At noon, 13:271:27 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 196° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 196° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:315:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5712:57 PM–13:561:56 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:533:53 PM–16:514:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:076:07 PM–19:497:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli20:458:45 PM–21:049:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:458:45 PM–21:429:42 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:517:51 AM–09:349:34 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika07:587:58 AM–09:479:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:049:04 AM–10:0210:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3711:37 AM–13:271:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:561:56 PM–14:542:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa17:065:06 PM–18:566:56 PMYama’s part of the day

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Cara06:086:08 AM–07:587:58 AMneutral
Lābha07:587:58 AM–09:479:47 AMgood
Amṛta09:479:47 AM–11:3711:37 AMgood
Kāla11:3711:37 AM–13:271:27 PMavoid
Śubha13:271:27 PM–15:163:16 PMgood
Roga15:163:16 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid
Udvega17:065:06 PM–18:566:56 PMavoid
Cara18:566:56 PM–20:458:45 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga20:458:45 PM–21:569:56 PMavoid
Kāla21:569:56 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Lābha23:0611:06 PM–24:1712:17+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1712:17+1 AM–25:271:27+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:271:27+1 AM–26:382:38+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:382:38+1 AM–27:483:48+1 AMgood
Cara27:483:48+1 AM–28:594:59+1 AMneutral
Roga28:594:59+1 AM–30:096:09+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:096:09+1 AM

06:086:08 AM sunrise20:458:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:096:09+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 29:145:14+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 24:5712:57+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 28:234:23+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:454:45 PM
Garauntil 29:145:14+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3711:37 AM–13:271:27 PM
Abhijit 12:5712:57 PM–13:561:56 PM
Pradoṣa 20:458:45 PM–22:0010:00 PM
Niśītha 25:031:03+1 AM–25:511:51+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:271:27 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:561:56 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 37 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 22:0010:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:511:51+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā29:14 05:145:14 AM SatTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPuṣya24:57 00:5712:57 AM SatĀśleṣā
YogaViṣkambha28:23 04:234:23 AM SatPrīti
KaraṇaTaitila16:454:45 PMGara
VāraŚukravāra30:09 06:096:09 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 548
Day length
14 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
22:1710:17 PM
Moonset
07:027:02 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:315:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:517:51 AM09:349:34 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:587:58 AM09:479:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:5911:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:049:04 AM10:0210:02 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3711:37 AM13:271:27 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5712:57 PM13:561:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:031:03 PM13:511:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:561:56 PM14:542:54 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:542:54 PM17:505:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:533:53 PM16:514:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day17:065:06 PM18:566:56 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:505:50 PM20:458:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:076:07 PM19:497:49 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:458:45 PM22:0010:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:458:45 PM21:049:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:458:45 PM21:429:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:031:03+1 AM25:511:51+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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